Sarah Josephine Rumrill

Brief Life History of Sarah Josephine

When Sarah Josephine Rumrill was born on 9 June 1860, in Weathersfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Joseph Perry Rumrill, was 43 and her mother, Cordelia A Keyes, was 37. She married George Walter Gassett on 22 December 1877, in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Orford, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States in 1880 and Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States in 1900. She died on 17 July 1911, in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Walter Gassett
1855–1921
Sarah Josephine Rumrill
1860–1911
Marriage: 22 December 1877
Ernest Wayland Gassett
1879–1913
Baby Boy Gssett
1880–
Leroy Henry Gassett
1881–1882
Sadie Josephine Gassett
1883–1933
Fred Leon Gassett
1885–1915
Annie Maria Gassett
1886–
Leroy Henry Gassett
1888–1978
Willhelmina Hazel Gassett
1893–
Gassett
1899–

Sources (45)

  • Sarah J Rumrell in household of Cordelia Rumrell, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Ella Rumrill, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Josa S. Rumrill, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864 · St. Albans Raid

St. Albans Raid took place on October 19, 1864. It was a Confederate raid from Canada into Union territory. Confederate soldiers that were in Canada raided the town of St. Albans killed one person and robbed three banks.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained. Compare Romrell .

History: The name was brought to North America from Jersey in the ChannelIslands by Simon Rumrill (c. 1663–1705), who died in Enfield,CT.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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